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we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in tampa. the supporters praised the increasingly bad weather. if you missed any of his "we are the future" rally, we will have again at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaign committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in...
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i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the president hu has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i cannot think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going -- the president has indicated this bill would not gain his signature. i do not think anyone is convinced that the bill we are going to vote on will be passed. we believe mr. bennett has made some bold steps in working -- mr. boehner has made some bold steps in working to make sure we cannot go over the fiscal cliff. -- do not cool over the fiscal cliff. the actions he has taken will be a positive stay tuned -- steps to enhance the chances. he paused
i want to express my appreciation -- and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues. i have served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff. we feel strongly about the need of this institution to state its position on this. we heard the majority leader in the united states senate indicate that he does not want to bring up this measure if it passes the house of representatives. the...
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republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward ship of the economy? >> i think we would compare and contrast. we are faced with a budget that is not only out of control, but no plan that would substantially alter the direction that we are headed. republicans offer ideas to solve problems. yes, paul ryan is that opportunity for responsible conversation and adult conversation about we must do something now that we are here. the president and democrats are void except to try to blame republicans and mischaracterize. the president, if he is going to get elected, he needs to first of all, tell the truth to the american people about what this plan has done. it
republicans in the house under the leadership of john painer -- boehner and certainly paul ryan have a plan, one we are on record for, we voted for, and which the democrats, as you have seen, oppose. they have no credible plan that would offer us a sustaining plan for the future for seniors or for us to avoid bankruptcy. >> >> would you rather have your candidates running across the country campaigning on health care or would you rather have them running on a presidential steward...
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john boehner has said they will not increase tax rates on anyone. they will put revenue on the table. maybe there is a middle ground for they cannot have their rates go up. >> you're seeing that shift in town right now of republicans talking about this in terms of the loophole closings and that kind of thing. the question is when you do that, do you do that at the end of the year as part of this fiscal cliff package? two-part to do it next year as part of the tax reform deal? that is where the rub is going to be right now. i do not think anybody has figured out when you do these revenue increases. >> we have only heard from the leaders. speaker john boehner had mixed success on getting the rank and file republicans. do we know what they're reading of the election is? same cast of characters making these decisions. >> we will find out next week when members of both the house and senate come back to washington. it is already clear the most conservative members of the house do not see a need to move on taxes and maybe do not see a need to move on this
john boehner has said they will not increase tax rates on anyone. they will put revenue on the table. maybe there is a middle ground for they cannot have their rates go up. >> you're seeing that shift in town right now of republicans talking about this in terms of the loophole closings and that kind of thing. the question is when you do that, do you do that at the end of the year as part of this fiscal cliff package? two-part to do it next year as part of the tax reform deal? that is...
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john boehner needs their vote to pass again. how do you do that? does it render the services less powerful? >> we do not know. we can say they think might happen. there have been a number of locations where the house republican congress has been united, passing good legislation that conservative support it. that made sense for taxpayers all over the session. you will see that again. they can speculate all they want. our job is to push policy in the direction we can. when we have been most united is will we have put forward good conservative principles, good policy and legislation. you will see more of that as we move into the next congress. attacks and libya against the there is a hearing held this past week. the "washington post" noted house republican tax cut spending for embassy security by 128 million. and that under paul ryan's budget an additional 400 million would be cut to embassy security. was that wrong to do in hindsight? >> what was wrong in hindsight was the way the department and state handled this situation. the hearing make clear th
john boehner needs their vote to pass again. how do you do that? does it render the services less powerful? >> we do not know. we can say they think might happen. there have been a number of locations where the house republican congress has been united, passing good legislation that conservative support it. that made sense for taxpayers all over the session. you will see that again. they can speculate all they want. our job is to push policy in the direction we can. when we have been most...
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this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house has said no to speaker boehner's plan b. it is time to say yes to a balanced, compromised bill. at the very least, the speaker should take up the bill the senate has already passed on a bipartisan basis, so we can do that right away. there is nothing to stop the speaker from taking up that bill tomorrow or any day. nothing in the law. nothing in the rules of the house. if he takes it up, he will allow the house to work its will on that particular bill. we call upon the speaker to allow the house to work its will, as it did last night in saying
this morning, speaker boehner said the following. the house did not take up the tax bill last night because we did not have the votes to pass it. it is not the outcome of wanted. the was the will of the house. that is what speaker banner said from this podium this morning. what we are doing today is calling upon the speaker to put something on the floor of the house that can pass the house. it should be a bipartisan bill, onto the floor of the house, and let the house worked its will. the house...
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the president, john boehner, could be getting set to talk again later this week. what advice would you give them on taxes? >> these are very minor issues, in terms of total revenue derived. but they are very significant to members. if you were to tell the bulk of the democratic caucus in the house that we were going to do something draconian to the inheritance tax, that could cost you a lot of votes. this is a carefully crafted a balanced package the house to emerge. -- that has to emerge. all these issues need to be tested. a little focus group on the conference side. these can be symbolically important. they can blow the opportunity to do something broadbased and fundamental. do we end up with something close to balsams and because of -- to bowles-simpson just because of that point? >> we would be better off if speaker boehner and the president did not publicly change their offers. hopefully, they are going to have to compromise. the more times you commit yourself in public, the harder it is to make the compromise. >> we will go around the former members of cong
the president, john boehner, could be getting set to talk again later this week. what advice would you give them on taxes? >> these are very minor issues, in terms of total revenue derived. but they are very significant to members. if you were to tell the bulk of the democratic caucus in the house that we were going to do something draconian to the inheritance tax, that could cost you a lot of votes. this is a carefully crafted a balanced package the house to emerge. -- that has to...
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will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. -- ready to unseat john boehner. if he goes back and stars to negotiate with president obama and tries to bring back the deal at this conference cannot accept again, the danger to him does arise. from what i was told thursday night, he gave a well-received speech to the conference. he said, i did not have the votes. his speech was well-received by them. he is well liked by those members. as of right now, he is not in in any immediate danger right now. depending on -- he is not in any immediate danger right now. host: will call on our line for independents. caller: i have h
will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. --...
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they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all they have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority and would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad outcome that the super committee that was created in the august 2011 debt ceiling deal be so afraid of the sequestration that they would reach a bipartisan compromise that would reduce deficits by the same amount that sequestration was expected to, but in a much more balanced and sensible way. democrats and republicans were unable to reach an agreement and that is why you have this sequestration. sequestration was never intended to be policy. it was intended to be so bad and foolish than democrats and republicans would be forced to agree to
they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all they have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority and would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a...
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that indicates some willingness to negotiate on things including entitlements and use of speaker john boehner say he does not want to raise tax rates but he is open to additional revenues. that is the sights and sounds of leaders beginning to show some flexibility. >> we heard a number of republican governors at the rga in last vegas this week set -- suggests that republican members of congress may have to be open to tax increases for the wealthy. there is there a reasonable deal that can be made? guest: many republicans have signaled a willingness to look at new revenues on the table. many of those have been ambiguous as to exactly what form that would take. some of that discussion has focused on whether there should be an increase in the rate for so-called wealthy americans. others have talked more about getting additional revenues through capping deduction exemptions, credits, exclusions and the like. it is not clear what form this additional revenue will take but it is noteworthy that some republicans and even some significant conservative commentators have said yes, some additional reven
that indicates some willingness to negotiate on things including entitlements and use of speaker john boehner say he does not want to raise tax rates but he is open to additional revenues. that is the sights and sounds of leaders beginning to show some flexibility. >> we heard a number of republican governors at the rga in last vegas this week set -- suggests that republican members of congress may have to be open to tax increases for the wealthy. there is there a reasonable deal that can...
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ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far from here but we moved here almost 38 years ago. raised our daughters here, moved my business here. this is our home. and i couldn't think of a prouder time for a westchester ohio than tonight. when i was running my business here, i saw how government could make it harder. i saw what government could do to stifle job creation. this is the heart land of america and in some ways this is where it all started for paul ryan as well. we got involved to help stave american dream. and four years ago people gave barack obama and chance to do jus
ladies and gentlemen, john boehner. [applause] >> i've been on the road for the last six weeks helping my candidate and every place i go people ask me how are we going to do in ohio. well, by the looks of things tonight, i think we're in romney ryan country right here. i couldn't be more proud of the team we've got on the ballot here in ohio this year. mitt romney, paul ryan, josh man dell, sharon kennedy, a team ready to bring america back. [applause] a lot of you know i grew up not far...
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that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney. people are calling in saying he is going to steal welfare and medicare, i'm 62 and day disabled veteran on medicare. they said yesterday that they will not touch anybody's medicare or welfare 65 or over. they need to listen to what they're saying. host: let me get your response to this tweet. what are our thoughts on that? caller: i think it's a crock. i do not think he is going to finance medicare and social security through wall street. he's going to try and installing a voucher system, but what he's trying to do, and what you will do with romney, is instill in o
that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney....
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look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions happening now between yourself and leadership and the house studies committee? are you talking about how to deal with these issues? >> we are talking about what may or may not happen in a lame duck session. what we're mostly focused on doing particularly here in ohio is helping it romney win this race in our states and he can the president. that is the focus. it is how we decide big things. right now we are three weeks away from a big election. that is our focus. there are conversations going on among some members of the house representatives of all and there may not take p
look, speaker john boehner has done a good job in a tough situation. he has to work with barack obama white house. he has to work with senator harry reid. he also has to work with conservatives like myself and the republican committee. it is a tough job. he is handled it well. -- he has handled it well. so much of what may or may not happen in the lame-duck session depends on what happens on election day. i think it is going to be a good day for republicans. >> are there discussions...
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maybe boehner could get his troops o board with doing half of the cuts taht are called for. some conservatives, including jim jordan, who is now head of the republican senate committee, from ohio, says -- no, no, we want to do the cuts. we are not interested in kick it down the road. if we do that, we come out of the 2011 budget control act having done nothing but increase spending and have no cuts to show. there will be battles over that. in the end, they will do a mini bargain that will get us into next year. >> you mentioned the president's invitation to congressional leaders to come to the white house to talk about this. what do you think the president hopes to achieve in that meeting? >> he will say -- hey, -- he will repeat what he said today that we won the election. we have the mandate on taxes. speaker boehner will say -- we still have more than a two-dozen seat advantage in these house. they will all come together and say -- this is something that goes beyond partisan politics. it goes to very critical and the clock is ticking issues that need to be addressed or th
maybe boehner could get his troops o board with doing half of the cuts taht are called for. some conservatives, including jim jordan, who is now head of the republican senate committee, from ohio, says -- no, no, we want to do the cuts. we are not interested in kick it down the road. if we do that, we come out of the 2011 budget control act having done nothing but increase spending and have no cuts to show. there will be battles over that. in the end, they will do a mini bargain that will get...
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what we know about their personal -- speaker john boehner. what we know about their personal relationship right now? >> it started out last year when they were working on the debt ceiling. it was called the merlo and the correct meeting. in other words, john boehner would have a merlo and obama would chu nicolette's. -- chew nicorettes. and they had iced tea for obama. of course, john boehner had his cigarette and put his cigarette in the ash tray away. they have not closed the deal. -- close to the deal on the personal relations. i think that is a shame. somebody said, instead of sponsoring a breakfast you should sponsor a weekly dinner between president obama and speaker john boehner and everyone would agree to pay for it and let them just talk and get to know each other. it is not -- [indiscernible] >> ok. when john was the fbi spokesman, he was often not helpful, but you could always get him on the phone and if you had a good story he could confirm it by laughing. a deep laugh men you were on the right track. no laughter meant, no. >> it
what we know about their personal -- speaker john boehner. what we know about their personal relationship right now? >> it started out last year when they were working on the debt ceiling. it was called the merlo and the correct meeting. in other words, john boehner would have a merlo and obama would chu nicolette's. -- chew nicorettes. and they had iced tea for obama. of course, john boehner had his cigarette and put his cigarette in the ash tray away. they have not closed the deal. --...
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you see that in the way he talks about speaker john boehner. not that they were really at odds personally, but he is pretty confident in the speaker's leadership. he would not even venture a guess as to whether the speaker would not be the speaker next year if the republicans hold power. he has confidence for him in that respect. it is interesting what he was saying about the election. he is a hard-core conservative guy who is not ready to endorse romney. marco rubio, as senator from florida, has recently come out and supported romney. he is saying similar what we have heard from jim demint, that he is comfortable with him. >> and that is because republicans are, above all else, desirous of replacing the president. they can work with him to oust barack obama. you can kind of read between the lines and listen between the lines of what these members are saying. even jim demint, the very conservative south carolina senator, is giving a wink and a nod to romney despite the fact that a lot of them have enormous misgivings about his waffling is about
you see that in the way he talks about speaker john boehner. not that they were really at odds personally, but he is pretty confident in the speaker's leadership. he would not even venture a guess as to whether the speaker would not be the speaker next year if the republicans hold power. he has confidence for him in that respect. it is interesting what he was saying about the election. he is a hard-core conservative guy who is not ready to endorse romney. marco rubio, as senator from florida,...
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. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. it is something -- there is something in literature that catches the human spirit. >> joined book tv, american history tv, and c-span's local content vehicle as we look at the literary life of new york's capital city, albany. sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> house speaker john boehner told reporters the white house has wasted another week in negotiations of the fiscal cliff. this is about five minutes. >> good morning. this is not a progress report. there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threateni
. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other...
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the second point on what boehner said. the best way to cut spending is benefits are cut and therefore spending will go down automatically. the republican reaction would be almost instainsly negative. we're a day and a half after the election and the fiscal cliff is six weeks away. i'm curious whether anybody here thinks this is going to be settled before christmas? >> unless we have a temporary agreement that pushes them into next year. >> are you saying we will or we need to in order to get our mind right? >> both. i don't agree with that. let me say in terms of the pieces, i see it a little differently. i think the treasury is the best estimates and they're always more pest mystic as you pointed out is that the treasury runs out of borrowing authority in february. i think that means that they run out of borrowing authority in the same way they did in may of 2011 which really means they can go to extraordinary movements within accounts and get another eight weeks worth of time. so instead of february, instead of the end o
the second point on what boehner said. the best way to cut spending is benefits are cut and therefore spending will go down automatically. the republican reaction would be almost instainsly negative. we're a day and a half after the election and the fiscal cliff is six weeks away. i'm curious whether anybody here thinks this is going to be settled before christmas? >> unless we have a temporary agreement that pushes them into next year. >> are you saying we will or we need to in...
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the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. which they did. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. this info. "wall street journal." newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. bac
the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. which they did. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the...
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guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said. can they get it on the floor and overcome the procedural hurdles? host: if nothing happens, what are we looking at? guest: january 3 at noon. there are so many scenarios. if the new congress convenes on the third, negotiations continue. democrats would have more strength. they have gained 7 or eight seats. i think the key if they go over the cliff will be the financial markets. if the market go into a panic and if the dow tumbles into free-fall wednesday, thursday, friday, i think we'll see something quickly. host: david lightman, thank
guest: i cannot read john boehner's mind. let's say the senate takes up something where you extend all the rates for a year but you increase the rates for people making $500,000. let's say that passes the senate. 75 votes. they sent it to the house. are republicans in the house going to be that obstinate if the senate sends that kind of signal? i do not think so. that is what a lot of us watch mitch mcconnell very closely. there are people in his caucus who early to vote for what i just said....
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i cannot predict how the republicans will be john boehner. if the democrats picked up a lot of seats, he could be in trouble. >> i think he is going to be fun. >> -- fine. >> are you convinced policy is going to seek reelection? >> i did not know. i do not know. if the democrats close this gap substantially, my guess is she does try to stay around. if democrats did not pick up many seats, there probably would be a lot of interest in such a democrat -- inside the democratic caucus. she has turned out to be the right leader. the republicans made her an issue in the 2010 election. she has been exactly the right person in 2012. she is a great fundraiser, she is enthusiastic. it was the right decision for her to say, the caucus will have to make the decision after the 2012 election. how this thing turns up. -- out. >> i am with at&t. we know each other. i have a question which is the vice presidential sweepstakes. do vp picks matter? the think it will matter in this election? >> let tom start on that. >> i think it matters. the old rule is first d
i cannot predict how the republicans will be john boehner. if the democrats picked up a lot of seats, he could be in trouble. >> i think he is going to be fun. >> -- fine. >> are you convinced policy is going to seek reelection? >> i did not know. i do not know. if the democrats close this gap substantially, my guess is she does try to stay around. if democrats did not pick up many seats, there probably would be a lot of interest in such a democrat -- inside the...
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that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney. people are calling in saying he is going to steal welfare and medicare, i'm 62 and day disabled veteran on medicare. they said yesterday that they will not touch anybody's medicare or welfare 65 or over. they need to listen to what they're saying. host: let me get your response to this tweet. what are our thoughts on that? caller: i think it's a crock. i do not think he is going to finance medicare and social security through wall street. he's going to try and installing a voucher system, but what he's trying to do, and what you will do with romney, is instill in o
that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney....
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the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write to that tiger and exploited as much as you can. once you have taken them past the finish line, you can call up to them. you can change the animal metaphor. if you cultivate a hungry rottweiler and it scares everybody in the neighborhood, that can be fabulous until you have to go outside. then it may not recognize to the master really is. it has been frustrating for john boehner who is a legislator and problem solver that he cannot control his troops. that is a part of what is going on here. what is also true is that the tea party people coming in as freshmen viewed themselves as different from
the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write...
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john boehner and the rest of this group? host: grover norquist. guest: keeping spending down was not on his to do list. the no child left behind, not those of the republicans of the house and senate. there is a dramatically different group of people in the republican party in leadership, house senate and the governorship. if you look around the country, chris christie, decades of overspending and over pension promises and bankrupt pension systems, not educating kids in new jersey. he is wrestling with that. bobby jindal in the louisiana taking one of the most corrupt states in the nation and turning it around in very helpful ways. governor rick perry of texas took $15 billion out of overspending in the last two- year budget moving forward. the governor of pennsylvania reducing spending, not raising taxes in the last budget. scott walker and rick scott for that reform, reforming education, getting rid of the tenure system, which says you cannot fire teachers to do not teach and putting students and parents in the center, not the teachers' union in
john boehner and the rest of this group? host: grover norquist. guest: keeping spending down was not on his to do list. the no child left behind, not those of the republicans of the house and senate. there is a dramatically different group of people in the republican party in leadership, house senate and the governorship. if you look around the country, chris christie, decades of overspending and over pension promises and bankrupt pension systems, not educating kids in new jersey. he is...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write to that tiger and exploited as much as you can. once you have taken them past the finish line, you can call up to them. you can change the animal metaphor. if you cultivate a hungry rottweiler and it scares everybody in the neighborhood, that can be fabulous until you have to go outside. then it may not recognize to the master really is. it has been frustrating for john boehner who is a legislator and problem solver that he cannot control his troops. that is a part of what is going on here. what is also true is that the tea party people coming in as freshmen viewed themselves as different from
the headaches for john boehner -- mitch mcconnell has been very cold-blooded in his strategy in a way the john boehner has not -- it was in the house for more than the freshman tea party members, the members of the republican study committee including longtime veterans like jim jordan of ohio and mike: pants and a number of others who posed a much deeper challenge. it's part of the problem was there is a natural tendency when you have this movement emerging and people who are energized to write...
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the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. his following the process. i'm waiting for you. i wan
the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell and all of them have given the president a hard time. that's why we voted for these people and they are supposed to do our bidding, because people are hurting. host: let's take it to the state level in a carolina, state legislature, republican governor, republican. what are the big ticket items they will start working on? caller: i don't think the governor knows himself. he claimed that he will bring relief to the state. i don't see how he's going to do it. they are going to cut a lot of social programs that they call wasteful spending. people are going to really see what he's made of. what is your name again? host: what is that? caller: pope was the one along with the koch brothers that got it mccory into office. they are bought and paid for. they don't do the people -- everybody needs to be represented. abr>> we are talking about whether one-party rule would get rid of gridlock on the state level. let the pieces this morning noting that capitals across the country have the most one-party rule on the state level since the 1950's. is tha
john boehner and mitch mcconnell and all of them have given the president a hard time. that's why we voted for these people and they are supposed to do our bidding, because people are hurting. host: let's take it to the state level in a carolina, state legislature, republican governor, republican. what are the big ticket items they will start working on? caller: i don't think the governor knows himself. he claimed that he will bring relief to the state. i don't see how he's going to do it. they...
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the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his additional offer, he said $1.60 trillion in tax increases and we will delay the spending cuts until next year. that was the initial offer. republicans want to make sure that the spending cuts go up and become more immediate. considering that obama has been open to spending cuts in previous negotiations and says he is open to it now and republicans have changed from where they were a year ago when it comes to tax increases, i think it will not take too much to get their, although there are still obstacles. host: the $1.60 trillion and $800 billi
the aides to boehner and obama are still there. there are times the though even this week that it will get frustrated and stop talking to each other. i'm not sure if they're talking today or taking the day off. obama said yesterday that this could get done in about a week. i think he might be right. republicans see the writing on the wall when it comes to tax increases. what they're interested in now is making sure they get spending cuts to go along with the tax increases. when obama put his...
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. >> the president expressed openness to reductions in spending with talks with john boehner but not structural changes, not ending the federal entitlement to medicare or medicaid as the ryan budget would do as a block grant. where do think that goes after the election? >> i think the president crossed a rubicon thereby putting medicare and medicaid on the table, hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts in medicare not to mention the $700 billion that romney tried to put back in. that was ironic. so security, no, that has not been on the table. i think he has already done so and i suspect he will continue. >> i will go to the audience in a minute. the medicare $700 billion is one of the only times i have been washington were politics transferred resources down the generational latter. the baby boom is 80% white and moved the money into a young population. in many ways, it is striking that came under such explicit attack for a kind of rebalancing that i think you are getting at as well. the amount we're spending on these entitlements primarily for the airily and what it means for our a
. >> the president expressed openness to reductions in spending with talks with john boehner but not structural changes, not ending the federal entitlement to medicare or medicaid as the ryan budget would do as a block grant. where do think that goes after the election? >> i think the president crossed a rubicon thereby putting medicare and medicaid on the table, hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts in medicare not to mention the $700 billion that romney tried to put back in....
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the president of the nine states and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i from 2006, 2010 i served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state their position. we have heard that the majority leader in the senate has indicated he does not want to bring up if this bill passes. the president has put out a statement of administration policy that this bill would not gain his signature. think anyone is convinced that the bill that we're going to pass here is one that this is going to end up being the agreement but it is very important in the negotiating process for work to proceed. and for institutions to stake their position. we happen to believe that mr. baker has made some bold steps in working to ensure that they do not go over the fiscal cliff. they enhance the chance for a negotiated resolution. i want to say the process is not been perfect. i am no
the president of the nine states and the speaker of the house, john boehner. i want to express my appreciation to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. i from 2006, 2010 i served in the minority. it is challenging. it is not easy. we are 11 days away from going over the fiscal cliff and we feel strongly about the need for this institution to state their position. we have heard that the majority leader in the senate has indicated he does not want to bring up if this bill passes. the...
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you will hear from the ohio senator, house speaker john boehner, and ann romney. the event took place at the union terminal, a national historic landmark. >> thank you. thank you. we need him in the united states senate. send him their. what a terrific crowd. so, a cincinnati -- what about those redlegs? last night the team that has won the most games in baseball one again with a home run. i see another world series title coming to cincinnati, folks. [cheers and applause] and here is what else i see. with a home run by mitt romney at the republican convention, i see the rahm e-ryan team going all the way to the white house. -- the romney-ryan team going all the way to the white house. [cheers and applause] with your help -- and folks, we need them and we need them now. we're living through the worst economic recovery since the great depression. over 8% unemployment the last three years under barack obama. double-digit unemployment among african-americans and hispanics. the president vowed to fix the economy and he has not done it. he has failed. we cannot afford a
you will hear from the ohio senator, house speaker john boehner, and ann romney. the event took place at the union terminal, a national historic landmark. >> thank you. thank you. we need him in the united states senate. send him their. what a terrific crowd. so, a cincinnati -- what about those redlegs? last night the team that has won the most games in baseball one again with a home run. i see another world series title coming to cincinnati, folks. [cheers and applause] and here is what...
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i think speaker boehner is doing a wonderful job. when he talked yesterday about the fiscal cliff it was trying to stop him and boehner had a uphill bat because he was dealing with the tea party. those are who are giving the problems and they need to 2014 these people need to come out of office so the republican party can get back to their values and doing the thins they need to do. but the tea party is stopping this african-american president period. host: you can continue the conversation online and tomorrow on washington journal. we'll be talking about this 7:00 a.m. eastern. you can send us your tweets and check out what others have to say at cspan.org/fiscal cliff. the news of the evening the house is out until past christmas and that's because they pulled the plan b fiscal cliff bill and speaker boehner saying he did not have the support to pass that bill. up next we will bring you some of the floor debate on the bill that did pass, the bill that did pass and replaces the spending cuts from other agencies. >> and by every small
i think speaker boehner is doing a wonderful job. when he talked yesterday about the fiscal cliff it was trying to stop him and boehner had a uphill bat because he was dealing with the tea party. those are who are giving the problems and they need to 2014 these people need to come out of office so the republican party can get back to their values and doing the thins they need to do. but the tea party is stopping this african-american president period. host: you can continue the conversation...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have to look
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. latestot focus on the rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this...
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ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress without having to put a big overcoat on it. let me say thank you to all of you here tonight. this great spruce has traveled many miles. thanks to ben and his partner who brought the tree from colorado here. it's christmastime and it's the splendor of this tree calls to mind the star of bethlehem and the chance of the angels announcing a humble birth in a manger. the birth of christ fulfilled, the prophecy of salvation and giving a weary world a chance to rejoice and we will bring light to the tree that flour issues as a symbol of everlasting life. this tree will
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable john boehner. [applause] >> well, steve, let me just say thanks to you and your team and the architect's office and the grounds crew have done a great job inputting this together. and let me thank the colorado delegation for being here. i would take credit for the weather. [laughter] >> but i thought the senators would do it before i did. [laughter] >> lindsay, great job and i'm glad we have nice weather so you could wear that pretty dress...
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will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. -- ready to unseat john boehner. if he goes back and stars to negotiate with president obama and tries to bring back the deal at this conference cannot accept again, the danger to him does arise. from what i was told thursday night, he gave a well-received speech to the conference. he said, i did not have the votes. his speech was well-received by them. he is well liked by those members. as of right now, he is not in in any immediate danger right now. depending on -- he is not in any immediate danger right now. host: will call on our line for independents. caller: i have h
will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. --...
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now for our guest of honor, speaker boehner. i was told by kevin smith, speaker boehner is not going to be funny. we do not do funny. he is bad at funny. all right, fine. that is cool. we just want him to speak. he never attends these dinners, and somehow we got him tonight. [applause] we have a pretty special relationship. we have a lot in common. we have football in common. he played in cincinnati under the legendary coach. i played at towson university. i was a quarterback. he was a linebacker. linebackers state quarterbacks. -- haight quarterbacks. he said, back up there. i did not play center. i was like, i just wanted to come to the dinner. [laughter] [applause] he has a tan, i do not. i say hi to him in the hallway. he does kind of walks by, mumbles, does not really speak to me. because i'm not wearing a tux. i'm wearing a camera. i would like to share a couple of photos of the speakerboehner and i. -- speaker boehner and i. this is speaker boehner letting me know i should go on a diet soon. finally, this is speaker boehn
now for our guest of honor, speaker boehner. i was told by kevin smith, speaker boehner is not going to be funny. we do not do funny. he is bad at funny. all right, fine. that is cool. we just want him to speak. he never attends these dinners, and somehow we got him tonight. [applause] we have a pretty special relationship. we have a lot in common. we have football in common. he played in cincinnati under the legendary coach. i played at towson university. i was a quarterback. he was a...
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just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust you. host: reporting in "the new york times." republicans say their counteroffer is close to the numbers supported last year by erskine bowles. he said last week his numbers offered testimony to a special bipartisan congressional committee on a visit reduction were not so much a plan as a back of the envelopes addressed and to show a deal could be struck somewhere between mr. obama's position in the speaker during their talks last year. next caller, colorado, independent line. caller: i think's he's been as a great way for people to have their voice
just like that, a proposal that john boehner puts out. he's trying to say that it is from the bowles proposal but erskine bowles came out yesterday and said flat out that the proposal the republicans put out does not mimic his. therefore, the republicans are lying again. republicans and the tea party people, they know that they are lying. it is just that simple. the president put out a proposal. ok. don't criticize the president for the proposal. show us a real proposal. do not ask us to trust...
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caller: what if nancy pelosi and john boehner got it together, and nancy pelosi told john boehner that if he could bring votes for his speakership, and they could maybe together isolate the tea party section of his group and then kind of take away the radical left of her group and bring the moderates together, support him for speakership? now, we would not get everything that i want, but also the republicans would not get everything they wanted, and by the time elections came up, they would see there is a lot of progress made, and maybe they could not run primary on those guys that are decided to go to the middle with nancy pelosi and that are together. host: thanks for the call. guest: don, you are suggesting that john boehner would be elected basically as a democratic speaker. it is not likely they would give him the votes. it is far more likely, quite honestly, that they would like to see some continued disruption in, let's say, in the force in the republican side, and john boehner would be a much weakened speaker, where he would be deposed, and they would have to find someone else.
caller: what if nancy pelosi and john boehner got it together, and nancy pelosi told john boehner that if he could bring votes for his speakership, and they could maybe together isolate the tea party section of his group and then kind of take away the radical left of her group and bring the moderates together, support him for speakership? now, we would not get everything that i want, but also the republicans would not get everything they wanted, and by the time elections came up, they would see...
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he goes on to say, if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, said speaker john boehner on yesterday, it's a mandate to find a way for us to work together. republicans, he said, are willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions to get a bipartisan agreement over the budget. your thoughts about what robert reich had to say and what the speaker is saying. guest: well, you know, i think that we need to find some common ground. obviously we're facing this fiscal cliff, so we have to find some common ground. everybody's talking about revenue, nobody's talking about cutting. that's really what we need to be focusing on, because you can tax people into oblivion. at the end of the day, you're going to run out of their money, and you've got to cut the spending. you can't tax enough to cover the spending. so i want to hear about the cutting as well, and i think that's probably what most people, you know, in the tea party movement, they would agree with me on. but what i will say is that while, you know, he says that the electorate is not happy with what the tea party movement has be
he goes on to say, if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, said speaker john boehner on yesterday, it's a mandate to find a way for us to work together. republicans, he said, are willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions to get a bipartisan agreement over the budget. your thoughts about what robert reich had to say and what the speaker is saying. guest: well, you know, i think that we need to find some common ground. obviously we're facing this fiscal cliff, so we have to...
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and invited to mitt romney's and a strategist, along with john boehner. and this is headquartered in charleston, south carolina. peter brown is at the quinnipiac polling institute, and there is the battleground state and national polls which have made quinnipiac the most powerful of words in the political world. and covering things or you psi we do for upi and others. welcome. as we have heard, there are some substantial differences between obama and mitt romney. >> i am very grateful to be up here with them, and ron, as we all know, is one of the best journalists in the business. usually i can just cover the phone and wall my eyes, but now i cannot. if you look at the health-care debate we have had in 2010, and i suspect it will continue in 2012, and i think with the recent arguments about free enterprise and the governors back around, with the president's experiences before he came up -- became president, i think the will of government is going to be one of the big differences. fundamentally, governor romney believes that the role of government is with
and invited to mitt romney's and a strategist, along with john boehner. and this is headquartered in charleston, south carolina. peter brown is at the quinnipiac polling institute, and there is the battleground state and national polls which have made quinnipiac the most powerful of words in the political world. and covering things or you psi we do for upi and others. welcome. as we have heard, there are some substantial differences between obama and mitt romney. >> i am very grateful to...
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i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do everything you want to do. the american people are sick of it. they need to get together and decide what they are going to do. they need to get a balanced budget. they need to quit spending what they do not have. and they need to get this thing done before the end of the year. host: thank you for the call. from our facebook page -- join us on our facebook page. a couple of other editorials we want to share with you. from "the new york post." on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the d
i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do...
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i want to show you a clip of john boehner talking about his position. [video clip] >> we have a debt problem out of control. we have to cut spending. the revenues we are putting on the table will come from -- guess who -- the rich. there are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes, and have the same people pay more of their money to the federal government without raising tax rates which we believe will harm the economy. host: we are taking your calls this morning on whether members of congress and the presidential compromise or stick to their principles. brian is next from massachusetts on the independent line. caller: good morning. i think the republicans and democrats -- medicare is not paying for itself. it is costing us more than what we pay into it. if you make $1,000, they take $100 of of your medicare. if the big 2000, take $200, all the way up to $500. that way medicare is getting paid for. right now we are not paying for medicare. we're going into a hole because of it. another thing is, we have lost over 500 jobs -- companies to outsourcing i
i want to show you a clip of john boehner talking about his position. [video clip] >> we have a debt problem out of control. we have to cut spending. the revenues we are putting on the table will come from -- guess who -- the rich. there are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes, and have the same people pay more of their money to the federal government without raising tax rates which we believe will harm the economy. host: we are taking your calls this morning on whether members of...
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boehner." we will focus more on that issue and issues facing latino voters later on in today's "washington journal." we will go to the democrat line. ida from longwood, florida. what is the most import issue for you in the second term? caller: the most apparent issue that the news wanted to think is the fiscal cliff. it is interesting the word fiscal cliff is a cliche for "how much money is going to be taken out of the $150 million ira's of mr. romney." understand that the fiscal cliff was imposed by bush to keep the tax benefits for the rich in place. and then in a compromise, obama continued those for another year. because in 2008 there were supposed to run out. nobody is talking about the compromise that he made not to actually bring the the 2008 provisions into place. we have four things we're looking at. they can lead that policy continue. t policycan let tha tpoli continue. some say it will increase spending cuts and will weigh heavily on growth and possibly drive the economy back into a
boehner." we will focus more on that issue and issues facing latino voters later on in today's "washington journal." we will go to the democrat line. ida from longwood, florida. what is the most import issue for you in the second term? caller: the most apparent issue that the news wanted to think is the fiscal cliff. it is interesting the word fiscal cliff is a cliche for "how much money is going to be taken out of the $150 million ira's of mr. romney." understand that...
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my speaker right now, it is john boehner. i am proud to work with him. >> is one particularly effective? >> one of the most important pieces of that is speakers who are willing to reach out to members and seek your advice and counsel and input, those speakers have a way of having a lasting impact upon the place. i have spent a number of years in the building. if sam raburn is not a reflection of that, i don't know who is. >> how about presidents under which you have served? >> ronald reagan. i had the honor of serving with him and he signed air quality district act for southern california. the first preschool program in the country was signed by ronald reagan. people hardly believed that but he was willing to use government in a way that was responsive to real challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. >> if you look across, it's a lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years.
my speaker right now, it is john boehner. i am proud to work with him. >> is one particularly effective? >> one of the most important pieces of that is speakers who are willing to reach out to members and seek your advice and counsel and input, those speakers have a way of having a lasting impact upon the place. i have spent a number of years in the building. if sam raburn is not a reflection of that, i don't know who is. >> how about presidents under which you have served?...
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tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax code and reforming our spending. i believe the framework that i have outlined in our meeting today is consistent with the president's call for a fair and balanced approach. to show our seriousness, we have put revenue on the table as long as it is accompanied by significant spending cuts. we are going to continue to have that on the table to show the american people that we are serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. i believe that we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> this is not the first time we have dealt with these issues. we fe
tomorrow is house speaker boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him a happy birthday, we are not going to get him a cake because we did not know how many candles we would need. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> following the meeting, house and leaders spoke briefly to reporters. >> good morning, everyone. we just had a meeting with the president to talk about america posted fiscal problems. i outlined a framework that deals with reforming our tax...
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speaker boehner and all of the good republicans, we need to have them as well. those five things, number one, get north america energy independent, use our oil, coal, gas, renewables. number two -- number two -- make trade work for us. we'll open up new markets where we can sell goods and services and will crack down china and any other cheaters. number three -- we're going make sure our workers have the skills they need to succeed and that our kids have the skills they need to succeed in the coming century. because right now our schools and far too many places in america aren't doing the job they need to do. and i want to make sure we put our kids and the teachers first and the teachers' union behind. number four -- to get entrepreneurs to nth in our lives and in america and put their life savings to work here unless they know they're not headed to the place that greece is in or spain or italy or those places that have had such trauma overseas. to make sure that's the case, we're going to have to finally do something that republicans have spoken about for a lon
speaker boehner and all of the good republicans, we need to have them as well. those five things, number one, get north america energy independent, use our oil, coal, gas, renewables. number two -- number two -- make trade work for us. we'll open up new markets where we can sell goods and services and will crack down china and any other cheaters. number three -- we're going make sure our workers have the skills they need to succeed and that our kids have the skills they need to succeed in the...
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boehner's tone was good. when you look inside and say, we can rely on dynamic scoring, when you begin to dissect that, it has some problems. i am hopeful that with the business community's help, and with the president paz's leadership, we can bring the republicans around. >> we talked about [indiscernible] 3 numbers [indiscernible] do you have a strategy for trying to pass the middle class tax [indiscernible] are you trying to do that [indiscernible] the tax issue, and are you going to [indiscernible] >> the general thrust of your question. i think most of our colleagues say the senate needs to be fixed, that there is something wrong with it. there will be a lot of discussions about that over the next few weeks. i will not comment on specifics until we have those discussions. it needs to be done not just for one particular issue, but in general, to get the senate working better. >> [indiscernible] >> any agreement, because we have to pass things in the house and senate, passed the bar partisan -- has to be bi
boehner's tone was good. when you look inside and say, we can rely on dynamic scoring, when you begin to dissect that, it has some problems. i am hopeful that with the business community's help, and with the president paz's leadership, we can bring the republicans around. >> we talked about [indiscernible] 3 numbers [indiscernible] do you have a strategy for trying to pass the middle class tax [indiscernible] are you trying to do that [indiscernible] the tax issue, and are you going to...